Road to Statehood

The wealth of documents, photographs, and memorabilia held at Utah
repositories is used to tell the story of Utah's 50-year struggle to
achieve statehood in this online exhibit. Adapted from Utah's
Road to Statehood, a 48-page guide book prepared in conjunction
with a traveling display, the web exhibit presents items detailing
the political atmosphere in Utah from the late 1880s through
statehood, chronicles events at the constitutional convention of
1895, and depicts actual celebrations on Statehood day.

Funding for the original Utah's Road to Statehood display
and guide was made possible through a grant from the Utah Statehood
Centennial Commission and the cooperative efforts of the Utah
Manuscripts Committee. Representatives from the major Utah document
repositories were invited to participate. The results may be viewed
in this exhibit.